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What is a pancreatectomy?

What is a pancreatectomy? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (surgery) The procedure to remove part or all of the pancreas.
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Survival after total enterectomy, pancreatectomy, and portal vein ligation, and the effect of such a condition on liver function have never been reported in humans.
A partial pancreatectomy, coupled with a splenectomy, was performed to remove the tumor.
Islet-cell tumours are often localized to the tail of the pancreas, and a distal pancreatectomy may be conducted to remove this portion of the pancreas along with the spleen.
An exploratory laparotomy with distal pancreatectomy was subsequently performed.
At our institution, radical proximal gastrectomy, splenectomy, partial pancreatectomy, left adrenalectomy, and retroperitoneal lymph node dissection were performed.
Major duct disruption may best be treated with early distal pancreatectomy.

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